planetarium / comet

Clear skies!

116P/Wild

Basic Information of 116P/Wild

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.192594
Eccentricity 0.370921
Inclination (deg) 3.605000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 20.958400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 173.149900
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.506981

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2029-01-17T15:47:48.480
Period (years) 6.506981

Magnitude

Magnitude Chart Placeholder

Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 00:27:45.22 +02:39:43.3 4.085 9.54 252.6 HIP 2166 11.05
2025-11-22 00:27:30.64 +02:38:34.7 4.098 8.99 252.9 HIP 2166 10.59
2025-11-23 00:27:16.88 +02:37:31.2 4.111 8.43 253.3 HIP 2166 11.36
2025-11-24 00:27:03.96 +02:36:33.0 4.124 7.87 253.7 HIP 2166 12.95
2025-11-25 00:26:51.86 +02:35:40.0 4.137 7.31 254.2 HIP 2166 14.97
2025-11-26 00:26:40.60 +02:34:52.2 4.150 6.74 254.8 HIP 2166 17.13
2025-11-27 00:26:30.18 +02:34:09.8 4.164 6.18 255.5 HIP 2030 18.82
2025-11-28 00:26:20.59 +02:33:32.6 4.177 5.62 256.3 HIP 2030 16.93
2025-11-29 00:26:11.85 +02:33:00.8 4.191 5.06 257.3 HIP 2030 15.37
2025-11-30 00:26:03.95 +02:32:34.2 4.205 4.50 258.6 HIP 2030 14.16
2025-12-01 00:25:56.88 +02:32:12.9 4.219 3.94 260.3 HIP 2030 13.29
2025-12-02 00:25:50.66 +02:31:56.9 4.233 3.39 262.4 HIP 2030 12.73
2025-12-03 00:25:45.27 +02:31:46.1 4.247 2.85 265.4 HIP 2030 12.45
2025-12-04 00:25:40.72 +02:31:40.6 4.262 2.32 269.7 HIP 2030 12.37
2025-12-05 00:25:37.01 +02:31:40.3 4.276 1.81 276.5 HIP 2030 12.46
2025-12-06 00:25:34.12 +02:31:45.2 4.291 1.35 288.2 HIP 2030 12.66
2025-12-07 00:25:32.07 +02:31:55.4 4.306 1.35 288.2 HIP 2030 12.93